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Question about Synthetic Materials: Impact on Society

Chemistry

Originais Teachy

Synthetic Materials: Impact on Society

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(Originais Teachy 2023) - Question Hard of Chemistry

A synthetic material, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), is commonly used in the production of plastic bottles. It requires approximately 1.75 kg of petroleum (in the form of oil and natural gas) to produce 1 kg of PET. Given the global production of PET was about 33 million tonnes in a particular year, calculate the amount of petroleum required for this production. Evaluate the impact of this amount of petroleum usage on society and the environment, considering the extraction, transport, and processing of petroleum, as well as the disposal of PET products.
a.
67.25 billion kg of petroleum
b.
50.00 billion kg of petroleum
c.
45.75 billion kg of petroleum
d.
70.00 billion kg of petroleum
e.
57.75 billion kg of petroleum

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